Indexing system



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' F. D. POWELL INDEXING SYSTEM Filed Oct. 30, 1922 teins, ofwhich the following is a spec1-....

Patented Nov. 10, 1 925.

UNITEDSTATE'S A ENT ther.5*

FRANK D. POWELL, on oHIc eqII 'LINoIs, AssIGNonQBY ivrnsnn AssIe v'MnN'rs, To I ACME CARD sYsTnM GOMPANYLOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Aoonronarion'on tmmnnxim SYSTEM.

I Application filed October 30,1922. Serial 116,597,714.

To all whom it may cone-em; V V

Be itr known' that L'FR'ANK D. POWEL a citizen of the United States, residing-n11 the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented' certainne'w and useful Improvements in Indexing Systication. I I a This invention relates to "lIIlPl'OVBlHGDiJS 1n indexing systems and refers more particu-- larly to an improved type of'hanger or cardholder by means of whichflaplurality I of cards may be carried on a single holder-or hanger. I I Among the objects of the invention are to provide a card-holder which will permita large number of cards to beheld-bya single frameby mounting a plurality of cards on each hangeringoverlapping relation. A further object isto supply a holder whereby. tab-cut :cards 'ai e supported in a pocketed carrier; to provide a locking means whereby the cards are fixedly held in place.

Fig. 1 is a face view of the holder with two cards in position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the upper card and its card-carrier in a raised position.

Fig. 3 is a View of the cardholder with the cards removed. Fig. 4 is a detail of the locking device. 7

Referring to the drawings, the card-holdvr consists of a'supporting stay or strip 1 which may be of any suitable flexible ma terial, the ends of which protrude slightly beyond the edges of the card, and are adaptcd to be held by the flanges of the cardframc, not shown. The width of the strip serves to hold the card-holder and overlapping cards in regular spaced. apart relation.-

Over the strip which is preferably of wood, ard board, fibre'board or like material, is glued or otherwise fastened a fabricstrip 2, to which is glued the lower hanger or card-carrier 3 which may be of a relatively tough paper such as manila or paper board of a like stock. Fabric is used for the hingedportion at the top, as the. repeated folding of the paper would soon crease andtear the paper used as the card holding portion 3.

'The cardf carrier 3 is slit centrally to form two cand-carriers and each. carrier has along its lower edge a pocket reinforcement #orowhich is fastenednto the card by" means ofimetal staples fifboth at the ends andat the rear of. the carrier, :as. shown ati 7iin- The-cards. used in connection with y this type of construction are of the usual.

type shown at ,8 but instead of the that the lower edge ofbothcardsis visiblew when the hangers or carriers are positioned in overlapping relation upon the, frame.

In order to hold the cards rigidly in posi.tion',=one of the upper corners of each ofthe. carriers is slit ina three-sided figured as shown at 9 so that "when the lower or' tab-cut edge of the card is inserted'in the:

it closely against the card.

.70 lower pocket, the upper corner may be put through the slitted portionthereby holding, To remove the' card, it is only necessary to bend the'cardcentrally and removethe uppericorner from the locking slit and withdraw the'lower edge I y from the pocket.

This type of construction permits a greater number of cards being mounted in a single frame, and 1s one from which the cards may be easily removed and inserted;

also by tabcutting the cards as explained, the lower edge upon which the identify ing matter is placed, is at all times visible a horizontal direction by engaging the slit 9 in the holder 3. This locking feature serves to rigidly hold the card in position in the holder, which card would otherwise have a tendency to sag, if it was-held merely by its corner. 7

The card holders having protective pocket members, carry individual cards. The pocket carriers extend only partially across thelower edge of thesupported cardQ An advantage of the construction is the fact "that one half of the reverse sides of the cards is available for recording purposes Without removingthe cards from their holders.

I claim as my invention: 1. A card holder for visible indexing sys tems consisting of a flexible strip insertable between the lateral flanges of a frame, a fabric hinge portion fastened ;to the strip, a

plurality of card-carriers fastened to said,

strips, a plurality of flexible carriers attached to each hanger, transparent pockets attached to the lower edge of each carrier adapted .to support the cards, and a locking slit inlthe carriers for supporting the cards rigidly in position.

Ear-d holders for visible indexing systems -eonsisting or flexible strips i isertable bet-ween the laterarl flanges of a card frame,' flexible hinged elements attached to the strips, a plurality of pocketed card-carriers attached to portions oil each of the flexible hinged elements, locking means on the car.-

riers adapted to hold the cards in position,

tabcut index cards adapted to be inserted in the pockets and held by the locking means in an io ierlappingposition, W hereby identifying matter .on the tab portions of the re spective cards is at all times visible.

vL Gard holders for visible indexing sys- 0ml lwlders f a le ndex n syst m c p lsmg ap-r911 m mbers, ta

carriers hingechthereto and having" transparent protective card-supporting "pookets extendlng partially across the lower edges of the cards.

6. Card holders for visible indexing systems comprising support members, cardcarriers hinged thereto and having cardsupporting pocket-s extending partially across the lower edges of the cards, and locking means engaging a corner of the cards assisting in holding them in horizontalzpo'sition a y 7. Card holders for visible indexing sys: tems consisting of a plurality of card-stipporting members attached .to a single hanger and index cards carried therein, said cardsupporting pockets across the'loweredges of the cards.

8. Card holders for visible indexing sys tems consisting of a, plurality of card-sup' porting members attached to a single hanger and having transparent protective cardsupporting pockets exposing the V indexed portion of the respective cards supported therein. V

FRANK D. POWELL.

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